US4847670A
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High performance sidewall emitter transistor
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1987-05-11
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Granted: 1989-07-11
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Expires: 2007-05-11
Abstract
Abstract A novel vertical bipolar device endowed with a lithography-independent tightly controlled sub-micron-wide emitter. In one embodiment, the emitter is contacted by a self-aligned conductive sidewall linked up to a horizontal conductive link. The extrinsic base, embedded within the collector, is recessed below and laterally spaced from the emitter by an insulator layer formed on the emitter sidewall. Transistor action is confined to the small emitter within the intrinsic base, the latter being contiguous with the extrinsic base. The base is contacted by means of a conductive self-aligned silicide formed on the extrinsic base. In a second embodiment, the emitter is of a desired shape with a correspondingly shaped contacting sidewall and pad integral structure. In a third embodiment, the emitter is ring shaped. In all embodiments, electrical contact to emitter is established at a distance laterally away from the transistor action area.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael D. Monkowski
- 👤 Joseph F. Shepard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 21:53
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/069; H10D; H10D10/00; H10D10/01; H10D10/051; H10D10/40; H10D10/421; H10D64/00; H10D64/20; H10D64/23; H10D64/231; H10D64/27; H10D64/281
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A bipolar transistor comprising: a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate having a portion thereof recessed below a major surface of the substrate, said recessed portion having substantially vertical walls; a multilayer insulator-conductor-insulator formed on said substrate with said multilayer having: (1) an opening provided with substantially vertical walls exposing a portion of said substrate including said recessed portion; and (2) submicron-wide sidewall of first conductivity type material formed on said walls; an emitter of submicron depth and of a width substantially that of said sidewall formed in the substrate peripheral to said recessed portion directly underneath said sidewall, said sidewall serving as self-aligned contact to said emitter; an extrinsic base formed in said recessed portion, said base region having a conductive silicide contact recessed below the level of said emitter, said silicide contact being isolated from said emitter by an insulator formed on said walls of said recess; and an intrinsic base formed in said substrate lying directly underneath said emitter and contiguous with said extrinsic base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A bipolar transistor comprising: a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate having a portion thereof recessed below a major surface of the substrate, said recessed portion having substantially vertical walls; a multilayer insulator-conductor-insulator formed on said substrate with said multilayer having: (1) an opening provided with substantially vertical walls exposing a portion of said substrate including said recessed portion; and (2) submicron-wide sidewall of first conductivity type material formed on said walls; an emitter of submicron depth and of a width substantially that of said sidewall formed in the substrate peripheral to said recessed portion directly underneath said sidewall, said sidewall serving as self-aligned contact to said emitter; an extrinsic base formed in said recessed portion, said base region having a conductive silicide contact recessed below the level of said emitter, said silicide contact being isolated from said emitter by an insulator formed on said walls of said recess; and an intrinsic base formed in said substrate lying directly underneath said emitter and contiguous with said extrinsic base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The transistor as recited in claim 1 wherein said conductor constituting said multilayer is selected from the group consisting of first conductivity type silicide, polycide, polysilicon or a refractory metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The transistor as recited in claim 1 wherein said sidewall is composed of polysilicon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The transistor as recited in claim 1 further comprising a conductive contact on said conductor constituting said multilayer at a distance laterally away from said emitter for establishing contact to said emitter via said sidewall and said conductor constituting said multilayer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The transistor as recited in claim 1 wherein said bottom end surface of said sidewall serves as said self-aligned contact to said emitter.
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